CPOCF Training
CPOCF Training Program
The Chief Probation Officers of California Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. CPOCF supports and conducts research, provides educational and training activities relative to the development of the probation industry.
For more information regarding upcoming trainings, please click on Training Calendar.
Sources of Authority for Probation Officers Working in the Field – Live Webinar
Virtual
This course provides an overview of the statutory authority for probation officers and deputy probation officers in California. Course content includes peace officer authority and limitations; other sources of authority for a variety of adult and juvenile probation officer field functions, including arrest, search, detention, supervision, revocation/violation, flash incarceration, and placement; as well as a review of certain key mandated functions and variations to departmental policy as they relate to this authority.
Target Audience:
This course is designed for deputy probation officers with fewer than three years of field supervision experience, as well as supervising probation officers seeking a refresher on probation authority.
Cost: $200
Date: Thursday, June 24, 2027
Times: 8:30am to 4:30pm
STC Credits: 7 Hours (02775205)
Trainer: Kalisa Rochester, Retired Chief Probation Officer, Merced County
Register here: https://cvent.me/L5nxr2
Sources of Authority for Probation Officers Working in the Field – Live Webinar
Virtual
This course provides an overview of the statutory authority for probation officers and deputy probation officers in California. Course content includes peace officer authority and limitations; other sources of authority for a variety of adult and juvenile probation officer field functions, including arrest, search, detention, supervision, revocation/violation, flash incarceration, and placement; as well as a review of certain key mandated functions and variations to departmental policy as they relate to this authority.
Target Audience:
This course is designed for deputy probation officers with fewer than three years of field supervision experience, as well as supervising probation officers seeking a refresher on probation authority.
Cost: $200
Date: Tuesday, January 19, 2027
Times: 8:30am to 4:30pm
STC Credits: 7 Hours (02775205)
Trainer: Kalisa Rochester, Retired Chief Probation Officer, Merced County
Register here: https://cvent.me/bqQ5RM
Sources of Authority for Probation Officers Working in the Field – Live Webinar
Virtual
This course provides an overview of the statutory authority for probation officers and deputy probation officers in California. Course content includes peace officer authority and limitations; other sources of authority for a variety of adult and juvenile probation officer field functions, including arrest, search, detention, supervision, revocation/violation, flash incarceration, and placement; as well as a review of certain key mandated functions and variations to departmental policy as they relate to this authority.
Target Audience:
This course is designed for deputy probation officers with fewer than three years of field supervision experience, as well as supervising probation officers seeking a refresher on probation authority.
Cost: $200
Date: Thursday, December 10, 2026
Times: 8:30am to 4:30pm
STC Credits: 7 Hours (02775205)
Trainer: Kalisa Rochester, Retired Chief Probation Officer, Merced County
Register here: https://cvent.me/ZmKd0O
Sources of Authority for Probation Officers Working in the Field – Live Webinar
Virtual
This course provides an overview of the statutory authority for probation officers and deputy probation officers in California. Course content includes peace officer authority and limitations; other sources of authority for a variety of adult and juvenile probation officer field functions, including arrest, search, detention, supervision, revocation/violation, flash incarceration, and placement; as well as a review of certain key mandated functions and variations to departmental policy as they relate to this authority.
Target Audience:
This course is designed for deputy probation officers with fewer than three years of field supervision experience, as well as supervising probation officers seeking a refresher on probation authority.
Cost: $200
Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Times: 8:30am to 4:30pm
STC Credits: 7 Hours (02775205)
Trainer: Kalisa Rochester, Retired Chief Probation Officer, Merced County
Register here: https://cvent.me/w091WZ
Domestic Violence Core Training For Probation Officers – October 2026
Probation Officers who supervise individuals convicted of domestic violence offenses encounter issues that are not common in other types of supervision caseloads. For example, these Probation Officers interact more with victims, work directly with Batterer Intervention Programs, and need to understand the unique dynamics of interpersonal relationship violence. This two-day (16 hour) intensive, highly interactive, victim-centered trauma-informed core training is specifically designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of Probation Officers responsible for the supervision of individuals convicted of domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. Topics include: understanding victim and offender profiles and behavior; victim-blaming; history of trauma and abuse; power and control issues; legal role and authority of probation; restraining orders; domestic violence courts; supervision techniques, including awareness about LGBTQ issues; risk assessments; investigation issues; the expectations and requirements of Batterer Intervention Programs; evidence-based interventions and fidelity; data collection; and secondary trauma and toxic stress.
Target Audience: This course is designed for Probation Officers responsible for the supervision of individuals convicted of domestic violence, dating violence and stalking court case.
Due to high demand, please contact CPOC if you’d like to enroll more than 3 people.
Location: Tulare, CA
Date and Time: October 14-15, 2026, | 8:00am – 5:00pm
STC Cert # 07297763 (16 STC Hours)
No Cost to Attend this training
Registration Link: https://cvent.me/qgMn9o
CPOCF’s Seconds in Command Leadership Booster – Fall 2026
In-Person
Note: Only Attendees that have completed CPOCF’s Seconds in Command Leadership Academy are eligible to attend this training.
This booster training is designed to provide the latest insights into both historical and emerging issues in California probation, while equipping participants to effectively navigate obstacles and anticipate future challenges.
The upcoming session will include leadership simulation exercises focused on organizational change, budgeting, and legislative impacts, among other areas. These activities are designed to mirror real-world workplace scenarios, requiring participants to assess information, make timely decisions, collaborate with peers, and respond to evolving conditions.
Target Audience: Graduates of Seconds in Command Leadership Academy
Cost: $300
Date: October 14-15, 2026
Wednesday, October 14th | 8:30am to 4:30pm
Thursday, October 15th | 8:30am to 12:00pm
STC Credits: 10.5 Hours (05341609
Register here: https://cvent.me/e9nPXZ
26/27 Budget Process and Update – Live Webinar
This webinar will offer an overview of the signed 2026/27 state budget and items of most impact to California Probation.
Instructors:
Josh Gauger, Partner, Hurst Brooks Espinosa, LLC
Danielle Sanchez, Legislative Director, Chief Probation Officers
of California
Cost: $50
Platform: Zoom
STC Credits: 1.5 hours
Webcams are required.
Register Here: https://cvent.me/V2Yd9Q
Managers Leadership Academy – Sacramento Fall 2026
The 80-hour intensive training course is designed to prepare current probation managers for executive positions. The course blends practical skill building, individualized leadership development, and a focus on ethical, data-driven decision-making to cultivate California’s future probation leadership. The course is comprised of two weeks of classroom training, an intersession practicum assignment, self-paced learning modules, peer study groups, and a 360-leadership assessment.
Advanced Felony Sentencing – Live Webinar
The course provides detailed instruction on sentencing pursuant to the Three Strikes law and for felony sex crimes. The class will review the special rules for consecutive sentencing and custody credits. The sex crimes portion of the class will discuss the use of risk assessment tools, probation eligibility, and the containment model for sex offender case management. The class is presented with a combination of lecture, PowerPoint, and hypothetical case problems
Includes access to instructor’s virtual office hours a few weeks after the conclusion of the live webinar for detailed Q&A.
Instructor: Judge J. Richard Couzens, Retd.
NOTE: At this time, this webinar class is limited to probation staff ONLY.
Cost: $150
Platform: Zoom
STC Credits: 6 hours (#09046856)
Webcams are required.
Register Here: https://cvent.me/KyGM5r
Basic Felony Sentencing – Live Webinar
This course explores the power of evidence-based sentencing; the probation sentence; basic rules of sentencing of single and multiple count cases to state prison and under PC section 1170(h); the strategies of sentencing after realignment; an introduction to the calculation of custody credits; and victim restitution. The class is presented with a combination of lecture, PowerPoint, and hypothetical case problems.
Includes access to instructor’s virtual office hours a few weeks after the conclusion of the live webinar for detailed Q&A.
Instructor: Judge J. Richard Couzens, Retd.
NOTE: At this time, this webinar class is limited to probation staff ONLY.
Cost: $150
Platform: Zoom
STC Credits: 6 hours (#03998873)
Webcams are required.
Register Here: https://cvent.me/Myvk3w
Calculating Custody Credits – Live Webinar
This course offers detailed instruction on awarding actual time and conduct credits in criminal cases. The class reviews conduct credit limitations, awarding of credits with concurrent and consecutive sentencing, and the rules of attributability when credit is claimed in more than one case. The class also reviews sentencing strategies to maximize the jurisdictional time over the defendant by use of the credit rules. The class is presented with a combination of lecture, PowerPoint, hypothetical case problems, and written text materials.
Includes access to instructor’s virtual office hours a few weeks after the conclusion of the live webinar for detailed Q&A.
Instructor: Judge J. Richard Couzens, Retd.
NOTE: At this time, this webinar class is limited to probation staff ONLY.
Cost: $150
Platform: Zoom
STC Credits: 6 hours (#03998873)
Webcams are required.
Registration link: https://cvent.me/gqdzQB
Advanced Felony Sentencing – Live Webinar
The course provides detailed instruction on sentencing pursuant to the Three Strikes law and for felony sex crimes. The class will review the special rules for consecutive sentencing and custody credits. The sex crimes portion of the class will discuss the use of risk assessment tools, probation eligibility, and the containment model for sex offender case management. The class is presented with a combination of lecture, PowerPoint, and hypothetical case problems
Includes access to instructor’s virtual office hours a few weeks after the conclusion of the live webinar for detailed Q&A.
Instructor: Judge J. Richard Couzens, Retd.
NOTE: At this time, this webinar class is limited to probation staff ONLY.
Cost: $150
Platform: Zoom
STC Credits: 6 hours (#09046856)
Webcams are required.
Register Here: https://cvent.me/gqQNm9
Practical Leadership in Probation – Winter 2026
In - Person Training
This course will provide management-level staff with pragmatic solutions to real-world issues in their leadership roles. Topics will include leadership vs. management, thinking like a Chief, implementing new processes, dealing with personnel issues, overcoming challenges, running productive meetings and systems, and effective team building.
Location: Sacramento, CA (training location address will be provided upon completion of registration)
Course Schedule:
December 9-10, 2026
8:30am – 4:30pm
Calculating Custody Credits – Live Webinar
This course offers detailed instruction on awarding actual time and conduct credits in criminal cases. The class reviews conduct credit limitations, awarding of credits with concurrent and consecutive sentencing, and the rules of attributability when credit is claimed in more than one case. The class also reviews sentencing strategies to maximize the jurisdictional time over the defendant by use of the credit rules. The class is presented with a combination of lecture, PowerPoint, hypothetical case problems, and written text materials.
Includes access to instructor’s virtual office hours a few weeks after the conclusion of the live webinar for detailed Q&A.
Instructor: Judge J. Richard Couzens, Retd.
NOTE: At this time, this webinar class is limited to probation staff ONLY.
Cost: $150
Platform: Zoom
STC Credits: 6 hours (#03998873)
Webcams are required.
Registration link: https://cvent.me/Ry34Qg
Basic Felony Sentencing – Live Webinar
This course explores the power of evidence-based sentencing; the probation sentence; basic rules of sentencing of single and multiple count cases to state prison and under PC section 1170(h); the strategies of sentencing after realignment; an introduction to the calculation of custody credits; and victim restitution. The class is presented with a combination of lecture, PowerPoint, and hypothetical case problems.
Includes access to instructor’s virtual office hours a few weeks after the conclusion of the live webinar for detailed Q&A.
Instructor: Judge J. Richard Couzens, Retd.
NOTE: At this time, this webinar class is limited to probation staff ONLY.
Cost: $150
Platform: Zoom
STC Credits: 6 hours (#03998873)
Webcams are required.
Register Here: https://cvent.me/1oGxL9
Advanced Felony Sentencing – Live Webinar
The course provides detailed instruction on sentencing pursuant to the Three Strikes law and for felony sex crimes. The class will review the special rules for consecutive sentencing and custody credits. The sex crimes portion of the class will discuss the use of risk assessment tools, probation eligibility, and the containment model for sex offender case management. The class is presented with a combination of lecture, PowerPoint, and hypothetical case problems
Includes access to instructor’s virtual office hours a few weeks after the conclusion of the live webinar for detailed Q&A.
Instructor: Judge J. Richard Couzens, Retd.
NOTE: At this time, this webinar class is limited to probation staff ONLY.
Cost: $150
Platform: Zoom
STC Credits: 6 hours (#09046856)
Webcams are required.
Register Here: https://cvent.me/v4ZbY4
Practicing Self Care and Preventing Burnout – Live Webinar
Virtual
This 4-hour virtual training will not only articulate the definition of self-care, but will also feature the emotional, physical, and psychological impact of self-care and burnout. Various techniques for lowering stress and increasing self-care will be discussed, along with how to set healthy boundaries both at work and home. Participants will learn resilience strategies and how to effectively set healthy goals. Lastly, the participants of this webinar will learn how to recognize and mitigate being burnout.
Instructor: Dr. Mel Campbell
Platform: Zoom
September 9, 2026
STC Certification: : 02939352 (4 hours)
Cost: $100.00
Registration Link: https://cvent.me/nWKdKR
SYTF Secure Youth Treatment Facility Commitment Continuum – Tulare
Previously named: Secure Youth Treatment Facility (SYTF) as a WIC 707(b) Disposition Option
This 2.5-day course provides an in-depth review of the statutory requirements and emerging best practices for juvenile probation staff working with youth committed to, or who are eligible to be committed to, a Secure Youth Treatment Facility (SYTF) by the court as a disposition for a Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) 707(b) offense. The course content includes a brief history of SB 823 and SB 92, how to recommend a SYTF disposition and factors that go into that recommendation, how to establish the baseline term, determining age of jurisdiction, preparing to testify in court, creating the Individual Rehabilitation Plan (IRP), preparing for progress review hearings, when and how to recommend stepping down to a Less Restrictive Program (LRP), and preparing for the discharge hearing.
The course is designed for juvenile probation staff who have direct case management or court related responsibilities for youth eligible or committed to SYTF. The course is most applicable for juvenile probation court intake/investigation officers and field probation officers who work directly with youth committed to SYTFs. It is recommended that staff have been in their position for at least two to four months to get the most out of the training.
It is highly recommended that participants complete CPOCF’s eight-part SB 823 Implementation Core Training Series before attending this training. This self-paced course is available on the CPOC Foundation’s On-Demand Platform. For more information about the eight-part series, please click here.
Due to high demand, please contact CPOC if you’d like to enroll more than 3 people.
Location: Visalia, CA
Dates: August 18-20, 2026
Time: Day 1 & 2: 8:30 am- 4:30 pm | Day 3: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Lunch to be provided for Day 1 & 2.
STC Hours: 17.5
Cert. Number: 03388776
Tuition Cost: $500
Registration Link: https://cvent.me/4eKzVg
Live Webinar: Emotional Intelligence
Virtual Training
Numerous research suggests emotional intelligence (EQ) is a factor in predicting job performance. This course will assist participants in assessing their own emotional intelligence while learning to mitigate the impact of stress while improving interpersonal communication in both their professional and personal lives. Attendees will learn seven traits of an emotional intelligence characteristics to help them react diligently to physical and psychological reactions of others. This course is intended for probation staff at all levels.
Instructor: Dr. Mel Campbell
August 6, 2026
Cost: $100
4 STC Hours – Certification #: 06877940
Virtual Platform: Zoom
Registration link: https://cvent.me/1oYrg9
Calculating Custody Credits – Live Webinar
This course offers detailed instruction on awarding actual time and conduct credits in criminal cases. The class reviews conduct credit limitations, awarding of credits with concurrent and consecutive sentencing, and the rules of attributability when credit is claimed in more than one case. The class also reviews sentencing strategies to maximize the jurisdictional time over the defendant by use of the credit rules. The class is presented with a combination of lecture, PowerPoint, hypothetical case problems, and written text materials.
Includes access to instructor’s virtual office hours a few weeks after the conclusion of the live webinar for detailed Q&A.
Instructor: Judge J. Richard Couzens, Retd.
NOTE: At this time, this webinar class is limited to probation staff ONLY.
Cost: $150
Platform: Zoom
STC Credits: 6 hours (#03998873)
Webcams are required.
Registration link: https://cvent.me/DyQneG